η Carinae (Eta Carinae, abbreviated to η Car), formerly known as η Argus, is a stellar system containing at least two stars with a combined luminosity greater than five million times that of the Sun, located around 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) distant in the constellation Carina.

Jan 6, 2015 · Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years of Earth, is known for its surprising behavior, erupting twice in the 19th century for reasons scientists still don’t understand.

Apr 19, 2022 · Eta Carinae is a prime example of the outbursts in the dying stages of very high mass stars. In addition, the team has released a shorter video focused on the layers seen in visible, Hydrogen Alpha, ultraviolet, and x-ray observations.

Jan 25, 2022 · Eta Carinae, or Eta Car, is famous for a brilliant and unusual outburst, called the "Great Eruption," observed in the 1840s. This visualization presents the story of that event and examines the resulting multiwavelength emissions and three-dimensional structures surrounding Eta Car today. Massive stars are known to have major outbursts.

Nov 30, 2023 · Eta Carinae (η Car) is a massive binary star system located approximately 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The system consists of two exceptionally massive stars that will end their lives as supernovae.

Jan 25, 2022 · The video, "Eta Carinae: The Great Eruption of a Massive Star," is being released today on hubblesite.org and universe-of-learning.org. Eta Carinae, or Eta Car, is famous for a brilliant and unusual outburst, called the "Great Eruption," observed in the 1840s. This briefly made it one of the brightest stars in the night sky, releasing almost as ...

Eta Carinae is the most massive and luminous star in our part of the Milky Way galaxy. It is a naked-eye object visible to observers in the southern hemisphere and the tropics. In the 1840's it briefly became the second brightest star in the sky.

Carina is a constellation in the southern sky, visible from lower northern latitudes and the southern hemisphere. Carina is Latin for the keel of a ship. Carina was originally part of a larger constellation (Argo Navis) until that was divided into three constellations. The others are Puppis (The Poop Deck) and Vela (The Sails).

Feb 4, 2020 · Eta Carinae, formally known as Eta Argus, is a stellar system consisting of at least 2 stars located in the constellation of Carina. This star system’s luminosity is more than 5 million times greater than our Sun. Eta Carinae is the only known star …

Sep 3, 2020 · Astronomers aren't certain, but one candidate is in Eta Carinae, a volatile system containing two massive stars that closely orbit each other. What will be the next star in our Milky Way galaxy to explode as a supernova?